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Remote Library Controller User Guide
This Guide
This guide describes the Remote operation of the Spectra 12000
library and the Spectra 64000 library. This guide is intended to be
used with, not in place of, the Spectra 12000 Library User Guide, or
the Spectra 64000 Library User Guide.
Related Publications
These publications are also available from Spectra Logic:
Š Spectra 12000 Library User Guide
Library User Guide
the use of each library.
Š Release Notes: Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000
last-minute information about the library.
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Developer Guide: Spectra 12000, Spectra 64000 (90910850):
provides SCSI reference material and other reference information
useful to application developers.
© 2001 Spectra Logic Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Document # 90910059 Revision A
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December 2001
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Summary of Contents for Spectra Logic Spectra 12000
- Page 1 This guide describes the Remote operation of the Spectra 12000 library and the Spectra 64000 library. This guide is intended to be used with, not in place of, the Spectra 12000 Library User Guide, or the Spectra 64000 Library User Guide.
- Page 2 Spectra Logic for its use. Due to continuing research and development, Spectra Logic may revise this publication from time to time without notice, and reserves the right to change any product specification at any time without notice.
- Page 3 Software transfer allowed with restrictions. You may permanently transfer rights under this EULA only as part of a permanent sale or transfer of the Spectra 12000 or Spectra 64000 library, and only if the recipient agrees to this EULA. If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade, any transfer must also include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE.
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Page 4: Warnings And Cautions
For additional information see http://www.microsoft.com/exporting/. Warranty The Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 libraries are warranted for one year from date of shipment from the factory. This warranty includes a Next Business Day (On-Site) service contract for sites located in North America and the European Union, and is explained as follows: Access to a Spectra Logic support representative any business day (not including evenings, weekends or holidays) from 8:00 a.m. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction Introduction ..........8 Option Enablement . - Page 6 Partition ..........26 Configure Partitions .
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Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction
1 Introduction This guide is for users who have remote management capability for their Spectra 12000 library or Spectra 64000 library. This chapter covers: Š Introduction Š Setting Up the Remote Library Controller (RLC) Š A Tour of the Remote Library Controller Š... -
Page 8: Introduction
A single Spectra 12000 or Spectra 64000 library can communicate via Fibre Channel, SCSI, Ethernet or any combination of the three. Š A capacity of up to eight drives and 120 cartridges in a Spectra 12000 library, or 32 drives and 640 cartridges in a Spectra 64000 library. Š... -
Page 9: Option Enablement
Chapter 1. Introduction Option Enablement Spectra Logic has added a new feature to its Spectra 12000 library and Spectra 64000 library called Option Enablement. Option Enablement allows the user to add several functions to their library: CoD™ is a capacity on demand system that allows you to add library storage capacity in increments as small as 15 slots, virtually instantaneously. -
Page 10: Setting Up The Remote Library Controller (Rlc)
Remote Library Controller Option Enablement key. You will need the serial number of the device (as displayed in the Serial # field after tapping the Robotics bar) when you call. Or, go to the Spectra Logic Web site at: http://www.spectralogic.com, for ordering information. -
Page 11: To Set Ip Address
To Set IP Address You must set the IP address for your library. Caution: Spectra Logic strongly recommends entering an IP address (or static IP address) to ensure access to your library. By selecting Use DCHP you may lose access to your library. -
Page 12: Before You Begin
You must know the Interne Protocol (IP) address of your library to access it remotely. Spectra Logic recommends you use a static IP address for RLC. If you have a remote proxy server, see the Using Chapter in the Spectra... -
Page 13: A Tour Of The Remote Library Controller
A Tour of the Remote Library Controller Figure 1-1 The Remote Login screen. Remote Login To access RLC: 1. Open your internet browser, and type in the library’s IP address. The Remote Login screen (Figure 1-1) will appear. 2. To access the library, type in your user name and password and select Login. -
Page 14: The Remote General Status Screen
Remote Library Controller User Guide The Remote General Status Screen Toolbars Refresh Exceptions Figure 1-2 The Remote General Status screen. Refresh The Refresh box allows you to set different time increments for refreshing the General Status and Inventory screens by using a drop down menu. -
Page 15: Toolbars
Toolbars The RLC has a General toolbar, a Configuration toolbar, a Maintenance toolbar, and a Security toolbar; the General toolbar displays by default. General Toolbar The General toolbar displays commonly used options, including: Inventory Shows transport locations: use this to move tapes between slots and drives. -
Page 16: Configuration Toolbar
Configuration Toolbar Use the Configuration toolbar to configure the library: Partition Shows partition status. This lets you set up and alter library partitions, assign drives to each partition, assign the number of slots, and name the partition. Drive Shows drive configuration information, and lets you configure drives. -
Page 17: Security Toolbar
Update F/W Use Update Firmware to update QIPs, GCP Server, GCP Front Panel, GCP Web Server, GCP OS, and Robotics. Traces Use the Traces icon to troubleshoot library errors. Help Displays on-line help for the RLC. Security Toolbar Use the Security toolbar to handle security controls, including: Figure 1-5 Maintenance... - Page 18 Users Use this icon to add, remove or edit library users and prevent unauthorized users from tampering with the library. Switch User Selecting this icon will send you to the Login screen. Help Displays on-line help for RLC. Figure 1-6 Security Toolbar.
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Page 19: Chapter 2. General
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Page 20: Inventory
Inventory Note: Opening and closing the Entry/Exit (E/E) port is not possible using the RLC. This function is disabled because of possible damage that may occur if the E/E port is opened off site. To move a data tape from one location to another location: 1. - Page 21 4. Select the pack where the tape you want to move is located from the Pack pull down menu. 5. Select the Go button next to Pack. 6. Select the specific slot location you want to move a tape from, that tape will appear under Move from: in the Move Tapes section.
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Page 22: General Status
Remote Library Controller User Guide General Status To display the library status, from the General toolbar select Status. The General Status screen displays and shows details about the library’s robotics, its drives and its media. Figure 2-3 General Status screen. -
Page 23: Robotics
Š To enable a key, you will need to obtain an activation key from Spectra Logic. Contact Spectra Logic Technical Support at (800) 227-4637 with the serial number of the device, as displayed in the Serial # field, to purchase the activation key. Once you have purchased the activation key, enter the key into the Add Key section, then select Add. -
Page 24: Drives
Select Use Static IP if you want to assign an IP address, and type in the addresses you would like to use. When you are finished, select Set Network Config. Caution: Spectra Logic strongly recommends selecting Use Static IP to ensure accessibility to your library. Note: The Library Control Module (LCM) will reboot after setting a new network configuration and RLC will be off line until the LCM comes up at the new address. -
Page 25: Chapter 3. Configuration
3 Configuration This chapter includes: Š Partition Š Drives Š Controller... -
Page 26: Partition
Spectra 12000 Library User Guide, or the Spectra 64000 Library User Guide. Partition The Spectra 12000 library and Spectra 64000 library provide Shared Library Services™ (SLS). You may partition the physical library so that it performs and looks like more than one library. Each library can be dedicated for a specific host or application. - Page 27 Chapter 3. Configuration 27 3. The Shared Library Services screen displays a bar for the entire library and a bar for each configured partition (Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1 Shared Library Services screen.
- Page 28 4. To create a new partition, select New Partition (you will need at least one unassigned set of 15 slots and one unassigned drive to create a new partition); to edit an existing partition, select Configure in the appropriate Partition bar. The Edit Partition screen displays (Figure 3-2).
- Page 29 Drives Use the Drives section to add and remove drives. Š To add a pair of drives, select the drive/drives in the Available Drives section by selecting the Add check box next to the drive/drives you want to add. The drive/drives will move to the This Partition section and the assigned controller bus will move to the controller list, after you select Save Changes.
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Page 30: Resources
Resources To identify partition resources in a library: 1. From the Remote Library Controller, select Configuration. 2. Select the Partition icon on the Configuration toolbar. The Shared Library Services screen displays. 3. Select a specific library or Total Library, by selecting Resources on the right side of the library bar, or select the partition icon on the left side of library bar. -
Page 31: Drives
Drives Configuring SCSI IDs, Emulation and Dip Switch Settings Note: Setting SCSI IDs applies to S-QIPs and L-QIPs only. F-QIP and E-QIP drive IDs are fixed and cannot be modified. 1. Select Drive from the Configuration toolbar. This brings up the Drive Configuration screen. - Page 32 Remote Library Controller User Guide 2. Select Configure for the drive that you would like to configure. The Edit Drive Configuration screen displays (Figure 3-5). Figure 3-5 Edit Drive Configuration screen. The Edit Drive Configuration screen displays the drive you selected, as well as any other drive on the same bus.
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Page 33: Controller
QIP. The following are only necessary in special circumstances. Refer to the Preparing the Server document located on the Spectra Logic Web site at www.spectralogic.com, to see if you need to set drive switch settings or drive emulation for your operating system. - Page 34 Remote Library Controller User Guide 2. From the icons on the Configuration toolbar, select Controller. This brings up the Controller Configuration screen. Figure 3-6 The Controller Configuration screen.
- Page 35 Chapter 3. Configuration 35 3. Select Configure for the controller that you would like to configure. The Edit QIP Configuration screen displays (Figure 3-7). Figure 3-7 The Edit QIP Configuration screen. Each QIP uses two SCSI busses, and each bus must have an ID unique to that SCSI bus.
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Page 36: Configuring F-Qips
Note: When configuring the library as one logical library, one bus on any QIP must have the option Exports a Logical Library enabled to provide the robotics control interface to a host. The Exports a Logical Library check box indicates that this bus is the one that will be assigned to control robotics When partitioning the library into more than one logical library, each of the partitions must have one QIP bus... - Page 37 Chapter 3. Configuration 37 2. From the icons on the Configuration toolbar, select Controller. This brings up the Controller Configuration screen. Figure 3-8 The Controller Configuration screen.
- Page 38 Remote Library Controller User Guide Select Configure for the controller that you would like to configure. The Edit QIP Configuration screen displays (Figure 3-9). Figure 3-9 The Edit F-QIP Configuration screen. In the Edit QIP Configuration screen, the following fields will be available: Name The assigned bus name displays here.
- Page 39 available numbers. Each device must have a unique address on the loop from 0 to 125. Conflicts arise if two devices try to use the same hard address number, or if more than 126 devices and hosts are connected to the loop.
- Page 40 Remote Library Controller User Guide Emulation Displays the identity the library emulates. To apply this function, go to Emulation on page 28, under Partition. GBIC Ports Use the GBIC Ports section to configure the GBIC ports. This determines which drives and libraries are available from each GBIC. Side A includes Library 1 and you can assign any or all of the four available drives by checking them.
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Page 41: Chapter 4. Maintenance
4 Maintenance This chapter reviews: Š Update Firmware Š Traces... -
Page 42: Update Firmware
Periodically, updates to internal library software (i.e., firmware) are available from Spectra Logic. Note: If you are updating more than one component, the recommended order for updating each component is: •... - Page 43 You can choose firmware from the local files, or firmware from a remote site, including the Spectra Logic Web site. 4. After you select the firmware server, select Update. This will update the current firmware list to the Component Detail list under the Select New drop down menu.
- Page 44 Caution: If you select a QIP to update, you can update all QIPs of that type by selecting the Update all QIPs of same type box. However, if that box is selected all QIPs must be idle. 8. Select Update Firmware to update this component. 9.
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Page 45: Traces
Update Server to update. Traces This screen is used to help diagnose problems that may occur with the library. The specific logs and traces help Spectra Logic Technical Support representatives determine the source of a library error. To view the Traces screen:... -
Page 46: Diagnostic Traces
Remote Library Controller User Guide 2. Select the Traces button. The Diagnostic Traces screen displays (Figure 4-3). Figure 4-3 The Diagnostic Traces screen. Diagnostic Traces The following fields are available in the Diagnostic Traces screen: Server Traces Error Log Details library errors. Action Log Details the time, date, and server requests of users. - Page 47 Event Log Not presently available. GPIO Log Not presently available. Lock Log Details the lock requests and grants of users. Dump Manager For use by Spectra Logic Technical Support. Controller Trace Traces a particular QIP’s internal actions. Picker Trace Traces the picker’s internal actions.
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Page 49: Chapter 5. Security
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Page 50: Users
Use the list below to determine who is going to be which type of user. User Types The security feature on Spectra 12000 library and Spectra 64000 library allows for three types of users: Š Super User—A Super User is allowed ultimate control of the library and controls who has access to the library. - Page 51 2. Select the Users icon to display the Security screen (Figure 5-1). Figure 5-1 The Security screen. 3. Select the user type you want to add in the Add/Update User section—Super User, Administrator, or Operator. 4. Type whatever name you would like to use for the user in the User name box.
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Page 52: To Delete A User
To Delete a User 1. Select Delete next to the user you wish to delete. 2. A confirmation screen will confirm that your security settings have been saved. Note: You will not be able to delete the last Super User available. -
Page 53: Switch Users
Chapter 5. Security 53 Switch Users Selecting the Switch Users icon will send you to the Login screen. From the Login screen, you can switch the current user to a different user. - Page 54 Remote Library Controller User Guide...
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Page 55: Glossary Of Terms
Glossary of Terms 10BaseT 10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs of twisted-pair cabling, one pair for transmitting data and the other for receiving data. 10BaseT has a distance limit of approximately 328 feet or 100 meters (see Ethernet). 100BaseT 100-Mbps baseband Fast Ethernet specification using UTP wiring. - Page 56 Error correction code. E/E Port Entry/Exit Port. The port through which you insert and remove data tape cartridges into your Spectra 12000 or Spectra 64000 libraries. Ethernet Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps and is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards.
- Page 57 See LC. GIG E Gigabit Ethernet. The latest version of Ethernet, supporting data transfer rates of 1 Gigabit per second. Graphical User Interface. The GUI for the Spectra 12000 library and the Spectra 64000 library is the Library Controller (LC). Host Bus Adaptor.
- Page 58 Network Attached Storage. NAS is a type of network environment that uses a NAS device solely dedicated to file sharing. Storage is not an integral part of the server in a NAS environment. The server still processes the data, but the NAS device delivers the data to the user.
- Page 59 Partition A process used to assign specific slot addresses and drives of the physical Spectra 12000 library or Spectra 64000 library to one or more logical libraries. Physical Library The entire library, regardless of how it is viewed or used across the network (that is, it may be viewed as one or more logical, or virtual libraries).
- Page 60 See Logical Library. A type of tape drive developed by Ecrix with a native capacity of 66 GB and a data transfer rate of 6 MB/sec. Windows Windows is a Mircrosoft operating system. ™ . A feature of Spectra Logic...